Pasig City, Philippines – [February 20, 2025] – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), under the leadership of Acting President and CEO, Dr. Edwin M. Mercado, held a consultation meeting with the country’s leading private hospital groups and national associations. The brief meeting focused on PhilHealth’s commitment to improving its efficiency, addressing wastage, and optimizing processes to ensure that hospitals receive timely payments for their claims.
Attendees included heads and representatives from the Metro Pacific Health Corporation, Mount Grace Hospital Group, Unilab Foundation, AC Health, St. Luke’s Medical Center, The Medical City, Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc., and Philippine Hospital Association.
Dr. Mercado and the hospital executives also mutually agreed to take on the challenge of increasing access points for primary care. The hospitals taking on primary care will facilitate the completion of Health Care Provider Networks (HCPNs) which will bring us closer to achieving Universal Health Care for every Filipino.
“We recognize the significant role that private hospitals play in delivering quality healthcare services to Filipinos. We can only leverage their capacities when we build a sphere of trust and effective coordination”, said Dr. Mercado. Next on his priority list to meet are the government hospitals, both DOH and LGU-managed. With continued stakeholder engagement across the public health community, we are creating a strengthened PhilHealth that can uplift healthcare financing in the Philippines.
